Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, October 17 & 18, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday, October 17 & 18, 2020


Canadians held in China / China tensions

Ambassador Cong: Apologize or leave

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Parents cope with slow coronavirus test results, mixed messaging from schools and officials

Five days of the second wave: An inside look at Toronto hospitals' fall offensive against COVID-19

Canada inches toward to 200,000 COVID-19 case mark, with most new cases in Quebec

Prescription for 'remarkable chaos'? Doctors question cost and details of Ontario's move to asymptomatic COVID testing in pharmacies

Global outlier Peru has the world's toughest lockdown and now its worst fatality rate

Temperatures down, cases up: Next 12 weeks 'the darkest yet' in COVID-USA

More than 200 days in, COVID-19 COVID is taking a psychological toll and that's entirely normal

COVID-19 outbreak declared, 13 infected at Surrey meat processing plant

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Globe and Mail

"We're being targeted now': Mi'kmaq chief wants military called in to Nova Scotia lobster clashes, attacks

Nova Scotia calls on Ottawa to define a 'moderate livelihood,' as fishing dispute boils over

RCMP criticized for inaction after mob violently attacks Mi'kmaq lobster facilities

New head of Canadian Race Relations Foundation says group will take a stronger advocacy role

VC industry warns of 'severely weakened' innovation sector if Ottawa doesn't back tech startups

Two years in, most pot stocks are in the pits

CBC
    

Liberal cabinet ministers, NDP call for emergency debate over  mounting Nova Scotia fishery dispute

Commons installs plexiglass to protect pages as MP's accused of ignoring physical distancing rules

Opposition parties gear up for next round of fight with Liberals over WE Controversy

After complaints, CRA encourages some failed CRB applicants to reapply on Monday

Trudeau and Trump are worlds apart on the Canada-US border closure

Federal health minister appeals to Alberta to reconsider closing opioid treatment program

O'Toole and Kenney sit side by side for livestream without wearing masks

Nova Scotia lobster fishery dispute intensifies

Blair approves request to boost RCMP presence as Nova Scotia fishery dispute escalates

Fire destroys lobster facility in southwest Nova Scotia amid escalating fishery tensions

Why Parliament could be on the brink of a snap election - again

Whether it's Joe Biden or Donald Trump, America's choice will alter Alberta's future

A federal focus on Indigenous relations

Toronto Star

Should Canada buy this American community? Cut off by COVID-19, some in Point Roberts say it's time for a change

Conservative leader Erin O'Toole takes a shot at Ontario government's management of pandemic restrictions

Justin Trudeau's government is again making big promises. History suggests Canadians shouldn't hold their breath

Meet Annamie Paul, the new leader of the Green Party of Canada

The Green Party helped elect NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Why won't he do the same for Annamie Paul?

Toronto Sun

COVID triggers big Halloween cash loss for costume shops

Gangsters using CERB to buy guns, protect turf: Sources

What happens next with COVID depends on you

Ensure addicts don't slip through the cracks during COVID

Poilievre says Trudeau Liberals using Bank of Canada as ATM

Trudeau Liberals are carnival barkers on pandemic spending

More concerning revelations about the Liberals latest gun bans

Despite the fears, Back to School in Canada is going just fine

Let's advocate for evidence based rules

National Post

Manufacturers start to deliver 40,000 ventilators but with lower demand Canada may not need them

The Alberta Federation of Labour's unseemly boycott campaign

Maclean's

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Global

Anti-mask protesters descend on Vancouver for 2nd day of 'mega freedom rally'

'Bloody nonsense': Vancouver staff recommend no free year-round parking for veterans

Surrey crews thought they were dealing with a gas leak, 5 people had overdosed

UCP approves policy to create private health care system in Alberta

Vancouver moves ahead with pay hikes for city managers amid pandemic

Massive rally held in Halifax in support of Sipekne'katik harvesters, treaty rights

Blair defends RCMP's handling of acts of violence in Nova Scotia despite criticism

Sipekne'katik Chief Michael Sack says his people receive threats daily

New Business rent relief program will address gap in promised funds, minister says

Bellegarde says calm needed in  lobster dispute ahead of work to define key right

Police lay arson charges in truck fire following a mob attack on Mi'kmaq fishers

Ottawa Police arrest 2 protesters as encampment at National War Memorial is removed

Miscellaneous                            

Police to stay in Vancouver Schools as review delayed

Vancouver targets people who live in RV's and Vans Near Strathcona Park

Fifty Years Ago,  the Concert that Launched Greenpeace